Reviews for Umai Ramen House in San Francisco, CA
Umai's broth is not competitive with good ramen restaurants in Japantown. I left +50% of the food uneaten. Yes, that bad.... Tonight I had the tori ramen (chicken leg) $14.80 and +$3 for the chashu rice combo. I asked the waiter if the 'chashu rice' isa fried rice? and he said yes. It came out as moist regular rice with soy sauce on it. Yikes. It was missing that fried ricetaste. The Chinatown takeout places that sell fried rice by the pound tasted better than this. The broth of the ramen didn'ttaste authentic and was missing that rich flavor I'm used to for Japanese ramen. The chicken leg was big but it was missingflavor. It didn't mesh well with the plain broth. The saving grace of Umai is the competent and friendly waiter. The chef andrecipes need improvement. I hope they get it together soon. Read more
Over the years I've been to many ramen restaurants in California. This one is easily in my top 3 most delicious ramen. If you... read my review then this is your sign to go eat here ASAP. Thank me later. Read more
Thanks for everythings, it was perfect : - covid mesures are respected - staff is very professionnal and friendly - cook is very... good - prices are not expensive at all WE RECOMMAND Read more
Best ramen place in japantown hands down, I should know I've been to all of them. The miso chasu ramen was hearty and delicious,... and there's an option to get a heaping bowl of pork belly fried rice for only 3$ extra, which is definitely a steal. The gyozawere also delicious and piping hot in the inside. My only regret was asking for mild spicy level as it wasn't spicy enough, butthankfully they have togarashi (japanese chili powder) on the table to season your food. Also kudos to the friendly staff andwaitress, keep it up ???? Read more
Great ramen place inside the SF Japantown mall! I'm excited to come back soon and try their curry but on my recent visit I got... their house special ramen as my main meal—soooo good, and their takoyaki and karaage chicken for appetizers. The takoyakimelts in your mouth and the karaage chicken is just right, crispy and tender and super tasty. The staff is very nice and helpedrecommend a sake that my friend and I would enjoy with our meal, which we did :) the ramen broth had depth and lots of flavorand the mix of pork (also melt in your mouth) and vegetables (fresh and add just the right textures to the dish) made a veryfilling and delicious ramen. Definitely worth stopping by here for a nice meal if you're in Japantown! Read more
I tried their gyozas ???? and they were deliscious. I wanted to try the Ramen but I will for sure try it next time I’m in the... bay. The hostess provided great service. Over all I was pleased. Can’t forget a little ????flavored saki to go. Definitelyrecommend this place. Read more
Great service and pretty good tonkotsu ramen. I asked for spicy, which was just a little bit to me. Thankfully the table has hot... sesame oil to add more heat. Also I wish the noodles were more al dente. I'll come back to try their curry dishes. Read more
Very pleasant restaurant with friendly staff. The ramen was very flavorful and the pork in the tonkutsu ramen was perfect. The... restaurant is tucked away in the East wing of the mall but that makes for a cozy meal. Read more